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First
Baptist Church, like all Baptist churches, is independent,
making its own
decisions about staffing, worship, ministry, outreach, and the programs
it offers and supports. We choose
to be affiliated with The American Baptist Churches USA, The
Association of Welcoming and Affirming Baptists (AWAB), The American
Baptist Churches of New York State, and locally with the Rochester Genesee Region of the American Baptist Churches.

Some
of the views of the American Baptist Organizations listed below may
differ from the views of First Baptist Ithaca and its members.

American Baptist
Churches, USA A People of Faith~A
People in Mission-
"American Baptists are a Christ-centered, biblically grounded,
ethnically diverse people called to radical personal discipleship in
Christ Jesus. Our commitment to Jesus propels us to nurture authentic
relationships with one another; build healthy churches; transform our
communities, our nations and our world; engage every member in hands-on
ministry; and speak the prophetic word in love."

Click on the video below to watch the American Baptist Church "Hands
and Feet of Christ" Campaign Video.

International
Ministries American Baptist International
Ministries,
organized in 1814, is the oldest Baptist Mission agency formed in North
America. We serve more than 2,500 short-term missionaries annually,
bringing U.S. and Puerto Rico churches together with partners in 76
countries in cutting-edge ministries that tell the good news of Jesus
Christ while meeting human needs.

National
Ministries "For the love of Christ urges us on...." II
Corinthians 5:14-15As part of American
Baptist Churches USA, National Ministries answers God's call to live
out Christian faith and transform individuals, congregations and
communities through developing Christ-centered leadership, networks and
programs committed to witness and evangelism, social justice,
discipleship and mission work across the United States and Puerto Rico.

The
Baptist Peace Fellowship of North America
The Baptist Peace Fellowship gathers, equips and mobilizes Baptists to
build a culture of peace rooted in justice. We labour with a wonderful
array of peacemakers to change the world. We are called by God to the
Gospel of Peace. This calling is rooted in our faith in Jesus Christ,
who is our Peace, in whom God is reconciling the world and through whom
God calls us to the ministry of peacemaking. Peace is not only our
goal, but our means. The foundation of peace is justice. The force of
peace is love.

Association
of Welcoming & Affirming Baptists
Members of the Association of Welcoming & Affirming Baptists
(AWAB)
are churches, organizations, and individuals who are willing to go on
record as welcoming and affirming all persons without regard to sexual
orientation or gender identity, and who have joined together to
advocate for the full inclusion of lesbian, gay, bisexual and
transgender persons within Baptist communities of faith. Our unique
makeup helps make AWAB The National Voice for LGBT Baptists.

The Roger
Williams Fellowship
Since 1935, the Roger Williams Fellowship has taken seriously the need
of raising awareness of Baptist principles and engaging the current
controversies of our denominational family with integrity and open
dialogue. The Roger Williams Fellowship asks that American
Baptists
join in careful and considered discourse about the Baptist principles
that unite us in all our diversity.

What does the Lord
require of you?
To do Justice, love mercy and walk humbly with your God.
~Micah 6:8~